Crusaders v Force
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Saders are looking twitchy. Almost as though they are too eager to play well. I wonder if their disappointing season to date is catching up to them?
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That fella Jordan looks alright
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@Crazy-Horse I think you are reading too much into it. Force are often tricky.
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Also shows how poor a lot of NZ Super Pacific backs are at choosing / reading and running good lines
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that was a nicely taken try. Havili playing well (eating my hat from earlier)
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WJ looks a bit rusty at times but his class is evident. Crusaders are a different beast with an attacking weapon at fullback.
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@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Force:
10s who don't find touch from penalties.......should be made to run laps
I think that's one of the Fern things that is lagging behind the coaching.
You've got to penalty line-kick with ambition and if you miss occasionally, then suck it up. In particular, it's massively valuable if you can kick to give yourself a lineout 5 metres out. It's way better than conservatively making sure of a kick 15 metres out that gives you no opportunity to drive for a try from the subsequent lineout.
But even with others, you've got to show ambition rather than excessive safety.
That being said, I didn't really register the missed kick - I think it was the Force?
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Force are being allowed to be offside a lot.... their defensive line is regularly not getting back onside..... but you play to the officials I guess
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@Chris-B said in Crusaders v Force:
It's way better than conservatively making sure of a kick 15 metres out that gives you no opportunity to drive for a try from the subsequent lineout
15 metres out gives you no opportunity to drive for a try? Rubbish.
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Certainly give Jordan a passing mark for 1st game back...... classy and he will only get better from here. great to see him back
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@Machpants said in Crusaders v Force:
@Chris-B said in Crusaders v Force:
The threat Will Jordan offers is almost night and day to Fergus Burke - drawing defenders and opening gaps.
Great idea and execution to skip hungus ennor
I don't have him so much as a hungus, as someone who seems to go to ground much too easily when he does have a go.
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@Chris-B said in Crusaders v Force:
@Machpants said in Crusaders v Force:
@Chris-B said in Crusaders v Force:
The threat Will Jordan offers is almost night and day to Fergus Burke - drawing defenders and opening gaps.
Great idea and execution to skip hungus ennor
I don't have him so much as a hungus, as someone who seems to go to ground much too easily when he does have a go.
Depends how you define it. He's never going to make it so pass
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I think the only thing we'll learn from this fixture is Cron made an error taking the Force coaching role.
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@antipodean said in Crusaders v Force:
I think the only thing we'll learn from this fixture is Cron made an error taking the Force coaching role.
And force have best away jersey. Looks like a rugby jersey, even tho it is basically Taranaki 🤮
